Is « pique » masculine or feminine?

« pique » works as both masculine and feminine. You will see un pique and une pique, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person described.

Article forms

With the definite article le pique / la pique
With the indefinite article un pique / une pique
With the partitive article du pique / de la pique

Plural

The plural is piques (les piques). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « pique » masculine or feminine?

« pique » works as both. You will see un pique and une pique, with the article carrying the meaning or agreeing with the person being described.

Is it « un pique » or « une pique »?

Both are correct. Use the masculine or the feminine depending on the sense or the person.


Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.